His New Profession
About His New Profession
A nephew hires the Tramp to push his invalid uncle around a seaside park. The Tramp starts the job keenly, then decides he should be making extra money for the saloon nearby. Jess Dandy plays the uncle. Charley Chase plays the nephew.
Cast & crew
More about His New Profession
Charlie Chaplin directed, wrote, and edited the one-reeler. Mack Sennett produced. Frank D. Williams photographed it. Mutual released it on 31 August 1914. It runs 16 minutes. It is also called The Good for Nothing. W. H. Productions reissued it under that title in 1918. Silent Era notes a working title, The Rolling Chair, and a shipment to Mutual's New York office on 14 August 1914.
Themes
Look
Frank D. Williams photographed the pier, the park, and the saloon.
Preservation
A 16mm reduction positive survives. The film is public domain in the United States. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Roscoe Arbuckle plays the bartender. Harry McCoy plays a policeman. Cecile Arnold is the woman with the eggs.
- Minta Durfee and Charles Murray are also billed.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive under the alternate title.
Scenes
- The Tramp takes the wheelchair job, then steers the outing toward the saloon.
Also available
- Internet Archive (CC_1914_08_31_TheGoodforNothing)
